//------------------------------// // Fluff by bobbananaville // Story: Tainted Love: A Twysalis Prompt Tag Collab // by Foals Errand //------------------------------// By bobbananaville         “She’s mine! I saw her first!” “Pftblbt!” “I gave her my home and helped integrate her into society! All you did was mooch around!” “Pfblbt!” “Well whose fault was that?!” On one hand, Chrysalis loved the attention she was receiving. All of this emotion, ripe for the taking, and it came even faster than she took it! On the other, her hooves were starting to ache from all of the pulling. “I’m not telling you not to be friends, just acknowledge that I’m Chryssi’s true love!” “PFBLBT!” The pain was certainly worth it. Chrysalis stared hard at the pink, fluffy sweater that Fluffle Puff had made over a year ago, that cold winter. It was strange, how attached she’d grown to the cute furball; changelings were meant to take emotions, not feel them. And yet here she was, drying her eyes with one of the cute little thing’s momentos. A noise. A hint of confusion, love, lust, self-loathing. All of it overwhelmed by sadness. Chrysalis glanced up at the source - Twilight Sparkle. “Hello, Twilight,” the bug said. “Hi.” Twilight sat beside the changeling (her queenhood having been voluntarily abdicated after that debacle a few weeks back, before all of... this). “How are you doing?” “Not very good,” Chrysalis admitted. “It’s hard, not having her around as a teddy bear. Not having her love always with me.” Beneath the mournful sadness that Twilight wore, Chrysalis could smell the alicorn’s emotions warring; desire and hope began to rise, before being beaten back with respect. “Chryssi, I-” Twilight stopped herself. She thought for a moment. “Lots of ponies miss her, you know? You’re not alone.” Twilight shuffled closer to the changeling. “You don’t have to stay alone.” Chrysalis was tempted. Oh, she was so tempted. It would only take one small cuddle, one request, and Twilight would be happy to cheer her up for the night. Make her happy. Oh, the alicorn might hate herself for it, for indulging in her desires during a time of mourning, but that wasn’t Chrysalis’ problem. “I’d like to be alone now, though.” Twilight nodded, stood up, and trotted off. “Oh, and Twilight?” The princess of friendship looked back at Chrysalis. “Maybe when we’re not like… Like this. Maybe it could work out.” “I know.” With that, Twilight Sparkle left the room. Chrysalis choked back a sob, then hugged the fluffy sweater before her.